Nellie H. Trovillion ¹¹⁴⁶

   Cause of her death was Cerebral Thrombosis; General Arteriosclerosis-10 years.¹⁸⁵⁴

  General Notes:

OBITUARY

Nellie T. Evers Funeral Rites to Be Thursday
Mrs. Nellie T. Evers died at Massac County Memorial Hospital, at the age of 83. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 2:00 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, with the Rev. Roy Baugh officiating, with burial in the Masonic Cemetery. Miller Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Born Nellie H. Trovillion in Johnson County, on February 20 1833, she was the daughter of James Carr Trovillion and Harriett Nipper Trovillion. She began teaching school in Sanborn at the age of eighteen, and dedicated the next twenty-two years to the primary schools of Johnson, Williamson and Massac Counties. In 1923 she was married to Luther L. Evers, who preceded her in death, as did one step-daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Meyer, and her two brothers, Ward M. Trovillion of Goreville, and Tom Trovillion of St. Louis. Survivors are her children: Luther T. Evers of Silver Springs, Fla., Rev. Dr. Jospeh C. Evers of East St. Louis and Mrs. Jesse O. Weaver (Harriett) of Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay; her step-children: Paul Evers, Mrs. Calvin Shelton (Frances), Rolland Evers and Mrs. Joseph B Bryant (Stelsa), all of Metropolis; and Mrs. Hy Deitch(Vivienne) of Milwaukee, Wis., and Mrs. A. S. DeVita (Helen) of Hialeah, Fla. 27 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one niece, Mrs. William Steiner of Fairfield, and a nephew, William W. Trovillion of Goreville. Mrs. Evers served as assistant county superintendent of schools without pay for fourteen years during the tenure of Luther L. Evers, and after his death was assistant to county superintendent's L.W.Smith and B.D.Fowler for another eight years, making a total of 44 years spent in school work. She was active in church and club work as long as her health permitted, being a member of Methodist Church, the Eastern Star Rebekah and Royal Neighbor lodges, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Women's Club, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Delta Kappa Gamma educational soroity, and various teachers' organizations.

Source: "The Metropolis News" Thursday June 16, 1966 ¹⁸⁵⁴

  Death Notes:

Massac County Memorial Hospital

  Life Events:

1. Census, 1900, Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, USA. ¹⁸⁵⁴

2. Occupation: School Teacher/Assistant County School Superintendent. ¹⁸⁵⁴

3. Organization: Order of the Eastern Star.

Nellie married Luther LaFayette Evers, son of James Albert LaFayette Evers and Ann Eliza McGee, on 7 Oct 1923 in Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, USA.¹¹⁴⁶ (Luther LaFayette Evers was born on 15 Jul 1883 in Massac County, Illinois, USA ¹¹⁴⁶, christened in Salem Methodist Church (Hillerman, Massac, Illinois, USA),¹⁸⁵⁴ died on 15 Jun 1945 in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA ¹¹⁴⁶ and was buried on 18 Jun 1945 in Masonic Cemetery (Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA) ¹⁸⁵⁴.). The cause of his death was Parkinson's Disease.¹⁸⁵⁴

  Marriage Notes:

This was the 2nd marriage for Luther, but the first for Nellie. Luther's occupation was County Superintendent of Schools and Nellie was a school teacher. Luther resided in Metropolis, Nellie listed her residence in Goreville. Their witnesses were Lynn Trovillion and Frances Evers and married by Homer Martin. Their race was listed as aryan. ¹⁸⁵⁴